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Biseni language

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Biseni
Native toNigeria
RegionRivers State
EthnicityBuseni
Native speakers
(4,800 cited 1977)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ije
Glottologbise1238
ELPBiseni

Biseni (Buseni) is one of the coastal languages of Nigeria. According to Ethnologue, it is not fully intelligible with Inland Ijaw.

References

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  1. ^ Biseni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)